J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Bill in Co
writes:
Mark Twain wrote:
Yes Mark Twain died a century ago but
Why does it seem weird? It's just a
username. I could of put anything and
just decided to use that.

Though I suspect the real Mark Twain would never have written "could of"
(-:

Robert

The idea of using someone else's name just seemed weird to me. I guess
I'm not used to it.

It's not uncommon. It's not an attempt to personate: in this case I
suspect most people know the real MT is long dead. Robert's choice could
well be seen as a respectful homage.

So I could sign myself as Thomas Edison or Albert Einstein or Ernest
Hemingway? Ummm, I don't think so, and respectfully disagree. :-) It is
impersonating, by definition, since you're taking someone else's name, and
using it as if it were your own. And whether or not the actual real person
is dead or alive isn't germane to this - you're still using their name, as
if it were your own.